For Emergency Lighting consider: Flashlights and Generators.
Severe weather storms and increasingly overloaded demand on utility providers often are the root causes of blackouts. If your home is in an area that is prone to not only blackouts but extended lags in the repair time, then you may want to consider investing in a generator. If your power company has a track record of not being able to restore power within several hours or even 12 hours, you may have already experienced some inconveniences like loss of food in your refrigerator and freezer and major discomfort in climate control of your home. Not to mention, the inconvenience of the inability to use home computers, stereos, TVs etc. On the safety front whether you choose to get a generator or not, keep flashlights, batteries, and candles in your home for emergency lighting. What you “learned in kindergarten you should follow for your whole life” – Put it back where you found it. This is sometimes harder than it sounds. The majority of personal injury accidents happen right at home, so keeping your home free of clutter is a great way to reduce the potential for tripping hazards. Of course the other advantage of a well organized home is that you can find something more easily when you need it. Keep a flash light in the master bed room and the hall closet rather than just in the basement or garage. This is one way to find things if the power goes out and avoid injury due to poor organization.
The right home improvement products, techniques, and services:
Contractors, home improvement stores, and specialty shops in your area may not yet have a complete familiarity with the ‘green’ opportunities, products, system integration, and overall savings potential. So, you may get some resistance, since people in general are typically more comfortable recommending something that they are already familiar with rather than something new. To help break the inertia, use the information across this website like our Return on Investment Master ROI Table. Also feel free to post a question in our forum on the message board about a particular need for your home relative to your area. Our team has spent multiple years aggregating research from public and private sector performance reports and from manufacturers and homeowners across the country in order to provide you with the perspective you may need to see the initial payback and long term advantages. Environmental enthusiasts and leading institutions like the American Institute of Architects and the National Association of Realtors, see the value and link into our resources to support their members.
The Green Home:
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Home Improvement Basics:
When it comes to home improvement basics, look for interior home improvements like creating a clean, safe, and healthy home through sustainable ‘green’ furniture, home décor, zero VOC and Interior Paint, plus ENERGY STAR Appliances and Electronics. For energy and utility savings you can focus on insulation and air sealing, windows, doors, lighting and skylights, water saving plumbing opportunities, and high efficiency heating and air conditioning systems. On the outside of your house, look for exterior home improvement opportunities through landscape design and gardening plus solar energy, wind and other power sources. If you are undertaking a major home renovation, an additions, or building a new home, then take the lead to ‘go green’ in as many ways as possible to save money and the environment.
